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One more week till the new year. 2006! Wow! Time flies when you get older. In order to welcome in the new year properly, things have to be in order. I know some people don’t take down Christmas decorations till January 7th, the official “end” of the Christmas when the wise men came, but not in my house. They’ve got to go down before December 28th, my daughter’s birthday. I’m telling ya, people born between December 1st, and January 31st, are just plain screwed.

I REAllllYY feel for those born December 24, 25, or 26th. How many birthday gifts will they get with Christmas paper? How can others get really hyped up about their birthday when the biggest, most commercial holiday of the year is stealing the spotlight. Okay, yes, it’s Jesus’s birthday. But if these people were born June 1st, there would be more presents, more parties, more guests in town, more people willing to eat cake, play games, etc… More recognition for the fact that they just lived another year. And as a parent, shopping for twice as many gifts when everyone else has bought twice as many gifts for the same person, is well, it’s just insane!

Next year, I’m shopping for her birthday in June. So for her birthday next year, she’s going to get a swimsuit, flip flops and sunscreen on December 28th, right after Christmas. And maybe some sandbox toys too.

What kind of gifts make you think of summer? Or how do you make a birthday special right after the biggest birthday celebration of them all?